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One Pot Spicy Chicken and Rice

This One Pot Spicy Chicken and Rice is bursting with flavor! Ready in 30 minutes and using only one pot, you’ll have dinner on the table in no time.

As I’m sitting here writing this post for y’all, it’s the last week of July, and all I can think about is how today (the day it is while you’re reading this), we have started our first day, of our third year homeschooling. We start 7th grade! Y’all, my baby is a 7th grader!! Insert sad crying emoticon here. I look back over the last, almost 12 years, and can’t believe how quickly time has passed. It’s crazy how when you’re in school yourself, the year seems to creep by. I remember it seeming to take foreveeeeerrrrrr between August and December. Now the time between August and December is in the blink of an eye.

That time is one of the reasons why that I work so hard on making one pan/pot meals. Well, time, and the fact that I detest cleaning up the kitchen after I’ve cooked. Ha! But, for the sake of conversation, let’s go with time.

My goal, since pulling Kelsie out of public school, and working here full time is to spend more quality time with my family. It’s hard to find that balance when you work outside the home. I know…I’ve been there. So while all you work outside the home mamas come home, and cook dinner for your family, know that I’ve got your back when it comes to recipes that give you more time with your family.

I have a whole list of one pan/pot meals, and I’m slowly adding to that list so that when you come home, you can cook in one pan/pot, use ingredients you likely already have on hand, and make life a little bit easier. While dinner is simmering away or baking away in the oven, you can help the kids with homework. You can fold a load of laundry. You can give the kids a bath. And when dinner is over, you only have one cooking vessel, a couple of other cooking items (knife/cutting board/etc), and the dishes that your family ate on to wash, or toss in the dishwasher. It just makes your life as a mom easier.

For my newest one pan/pot meal, I have this super tasty One Pot Spicy Chicken and Rice. It’s spicy, but you can tone down or dial up the spice according to your family’s tastes. We like it a little spicy around here. Of course, I’m gonna tell y’all a little secret, Kelsie dipped this chicken in sour cream because I spiced it up a little too much. Oops. Since the flavors in this dish are sort of tex-mexish sour cream works here.

I love this dish because we love chicken and rice. You can take the flavor profile anywhere with changes in the spices and herbs that you choose to use. A simple change with the spices (Italian seasoning, basil, thyme, oregano) and the addition of canned tomatoes and you have a whole different dish. See what I mean, flavor profiles easily change. But for now we’re going with south of the border flavors in this One Pot Spicy Chicken and Rice!

One Pot Spicy Chicken and Rice

This One Pot Spicy Chicken and Rice is bursting with flavor! Ready in 30 minutes and using only one pot, you'll have dinner on the table in no time.

Ingredients

4boneless skinless chicken breasts

1cupuncooked rice

2 1/4cuplow sodium chicken broth

1tablespoonlime juice

2tablespoonscanola oil

1teaspoonchipolte chili powder

1teaspoonpaprika

1teaspoongarlic powder

1teaspoononion powder

1/8teaspooncayenne peperyou can omit this for less spice

1teaspoonsalt

1/2teaspoonpepper

fresh chopped cilantro, for toppingthis is completely optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together the chipolte chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Season the chicken breasts with half of the seasoning mix. Set aside the remaining.

Heat the oil in a large oven safe pan, over medium heat. Add the oil. Sear the chicken on both sides for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the pan, and set aside.

Add the rice and remaining seasonings to the pan, and stir around to coat with the oil from the chicken. Pour in the chicken broth and lime juice. Give it a good stir. Place the chicken breasts on top of the rice. Cover with a tight fitting lid, or with foil. Place in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the liquid has been absorbed from the rice. Fluff the rice with a fork before serving. Optional: Toss with freshly chopped cilantro

OH another great chicken recipe! I am always on the lookout for new chicken recipes that we as a family can use and enjoy together. This one looks simple too! Love spicy things – my kids sometimes don’t but I am pretty sure I could tailor this one to different levels of spice too

I love how simple this is. It is so hard to cook after working a long day. And for me, I just hate being in the kitchen over the stove in summer because it is so hot. And so it is great to have easy solutions like this.

I think you should stop telling people to omit the spicy things if they want and instead tell them to eat it in all it’s delicious glory. Lol. I think you may have been looking in my cabinets to determine ingredients, my husband and I will definitely love this.

I’ve always liked one pot recipes especially when the school year starts. As a teacher, there will always be busy nights of planning lessons and all that and I rarely have time to cook! This is perfect!

I’m a spice cooker and the spicier the better. I bet t his dish would really be a hit with the grandkids who are staying with me this week. They love chicken and rice served any which way and they have my love for spicy foods.

Do you have a secret to keeping the chicken moist when you pan sear it. I’m successful about 50% of the time, but I have no idea what I’m doing wrong! This recipe looks delish! I Love paprika in chicken recipes!

Hi Lauren, usually when you sear chicken (just the outsides), you seal the juices in. I only sear about 2 minutes per side, before placing mine into the oven. You don’t want to really cook the chicken in the pan for this recipe, and sometimes if you sear it too long, and then go into the oven, it will dry out.

I love one pot meals, no matter the time of year. They’re easy, nutritious, and always delicous. Can’t wait to give yours a try. Chicken and rice is always a winning combo. ps: Good luck with th 7th grade! The time goes by so quickly doesn’t it? x

I just attempted a stove to chicken and recipe yesterday and it did not turn out as good as I thought it would. It was a bit mushy and I thought it might be better baked in the oven. The flavor was a bit bland, so I think I might try your recipe. I love spicy food and the spices look perfect. i wish mine was in 7th grade again. I have 3 and the time just flew by. I now have a 23 year old a senior and a freshman. Goodness how can that be. I remember dropping off my oldest in high school and my youngest in Kindergarten now he’s a freshmen. It is so crazy.

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